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Chen D, Tao D, Ren X, Wen F, Li T, Chen Z, Cao Y, Xu F. A Molybdenum Polysulfide In-Situ Generated from Ammonium Tetrathiomolybdate for High-Capacity and High-Power Rechargeable Magnesium Battery Cathodes. ACS NANO 2022; 16:20510-20520. [PMID: 36410730 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) are a promising large-scale energy-storage technology with low cost and high reliability. However, developing high-performance cathode materials remains the most prominent obstacle because of the insufficient magnesium-storage active sites and unfavorable magnesium cation transport paths, as well as the strong interaction between the cathode material and the bivalent magnesium cation. Herein, ammonium tetrathiomolybdate is demonstrated to be a high-performance RMB cathode material. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate exhibits a high capacity of 333 mAh g-1 at 50 mA g-1 and a good rate performance of 129 mAh g-1 at 5.0 A g-1 (∼15 C). An amorphous structure with plenty of efficient magnesium-storage active sites and open magnesium transport paths is in situ formed during the first cycle via ammonium extraction. The covalent-like bond between the molybdenum and sulfur delocalizes the negative charge, weakening the interaction with the bivalent magnesium cation and accelerating the kinetics. The covalent-like molybdenum-sulfur bond also promotes the simultaneous redox of molybdenum and sulfur, leading to a high specific capacity. The present work introduces a high-capacity and high-power RMB cathode material, elucidates the origin of the high performance, and provides insights for the design and optimization of RMB cathode materials.
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- Dong Chen
- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients, Ministry of Education, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients, Ministry of Education, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients, Ministry of Education, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients, Ministry of Education, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients, Ministry of Education, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Hubei Key Lab of Electrochemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry & Molecular Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients, Ministry of Education, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Liu X, Wang J, Du M, Robeyns K, Filinchuk Y, Zhu Q, Kumar V, Garcia Y, Borodi G, Morari C, Gohy J, Vlad A. New Cathode Materials in the Fe-PO 4 -F Chemical Space for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Storage. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200924. [PMID: 35619333 PMCID: PMC9353465 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sodium and iron make up the perfect combination for the growing demand for sustainable energy storage systems, given the natural abundance and sustainability of the two building block elements. However, most sodium-iron electrode chemistries are plagued by intrinsic low energy densities with continuous ongoing efforts to solve this. Herein, the chemical space of a series of (meta)stable, off-stoichiometric Fe-PO4 -F phases is analyzed. Some are found to display markedly improved electrochemical activity for sodium storage, as compared to the amorphous or thermodynamically stable phases of equivalent composition. The metastable crystalline Na1.2 Fe1.2 PO4 F0.6 delivers a reversible capacity of more than 140 mAh g-1 with an average discharge potential of 2.9 V (vs Na+ /Na0 ) resulting in a practical specific energy density of 400 Wh kg-1 (estimated at the material level), outperforming many developed Fe-PO4 analogs thus far, with further multiple possibilities to be explored toward improved energy storage metrics. Overall, this study unlocks the possibilities of off-stoichiometric Fe-PO4 -F cathode materials and reveals the importance to explore the oft-overlooked metastable or transient state materials for energy storage.
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- Xuelian Liu
- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institutul National de Cercetare‐Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj‐NapocaStr. Donat nr. 67‐103, PO 5 Box 700Cluj‐Napoca400293Romania
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- Institutul National de Cercetare‐Dezvoltare pentru Tehnologii Izotopice si Moleculare Cluj‐NapocaStr. Donat nr. 67‐103, PO 5 Box 700Cluj‐Napoca400293Romania
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and NanosciencesUniversité catholique de LouvainLouvain‐la‐NeuveB‐1348Belgium
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Yun Y, Fang Y, Fu W, Du W, Zhu Y, Sheng H, Astruc D, Zhu M. Exploiting the Fracture in Metal-Organic Frameworks: A General Strategy for Bifunctional Atom-Precise Nanocluster/ZIF-8(300 °C) Composites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107459. [PMID: 35306723 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atom-precise nanoclusters-metal-organic framework (APNC/MOF) composites, as bifunctional material with well-defined structures, have attracted considerable attention in recent years. Despite the progress made to date, there is an urgent need to develop a generic and scalable approach for all APNCs. Herein, the authors present the Exploiting Fracture Strategy (EFS) and successfully construct a super-stable bifunctional APNC/ZIF-8(300 °C) composite overcoming the limitations of previous strategies in selecting APNCs. The EFS utilizes the fracture of ZnN in ZIF-8 after annealing at 300 °C. This method is suitable for all kinds of S/P protected APNCs with different sizes, including uncharged clusters Au1 Ag39 , Ag40 , negatively charged Au12 Ag32 , positively charged Ag46 Au24 , Au4 Cu4 and P-ligand-protected Pd3 Cl. Importantly, the generated APNC/MOF show significantly improved performances, for example, the activities of Au12 Ag32 /ZIF-8(300°C), Au4 Cu4 /ZIF-8(300°C), and Au1 Ag39 /ZIF-8(300°C) in the corresponding reactions are higher than those of Au12 Ag32 , Au4 Cu4 , and Au1 Ag39 , respectively. In particular, Au12 Ag32 /ZIF-8(300 °C) shows higher activity than Au12 Ag32 @ZIF-8. Therefore, this work offers guidance for the design of bifunctional APNC/MOF composites with excellent optimization of properties and opens up new horizons for future related nanomaterial studies and nanocatalyst designs.
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- Yapei Yun
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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- Université de Bordeaux, Talence Cedex, 33405, France
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China
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Zhu Q, Botello‐Méndez AR, Cheng L, Fajardo‐Diaz J, Muñoz‐Sandoval E, López‐Urias F, Wang J, Gohy J, Charlier J, Vlad A. N‐doped carbon nanotube sponges and their excellent lithium storage performances. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Qi Zhu
- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Université catholique de Louvain Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium
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- Departamento de Física Química. Instituto de Física Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Université catholique de Louvain Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Université catholique de Louvain Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Université catholique de Louvain Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Université catholique de Louvain Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Université catholique de Louvain Louvain‐la‐Neuve Belgium
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Li H, Wang T, Wang X, Li G, Shen J, Chai J. Na 2 FePO 4 F/Biocarbon Nanocomposite Hollow Microspheres Derived from Biological Cell Template as High-Performance Cathode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries. Chemistry 2021; 27:9022-9030. [PMID: 33780565 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We have successfully synthesized Na2 FePO4 F/biocarbon nanocomposite hollow microspheres from FeIII precursor as cathodes for sodium-ion batteries through self-assembly of yeast cell biotemplate and sol-gel technology. The carbon coating on the nanoparticle surface with a mesoporous structure enhances electron diffusion into Na2 FePO4 F crystal particles. The improved electrochemical performance of Na2 FePO4 F/biocarbon nanocomposites is attributed to the larger electrode-electrolyte contact area and more active sites for Na+ on the surface of hollow microspheres compared with those of Na2 FePO4 F/C. The Na2 FePO4 F/biocarbon nanocomposite exhibits a high initial discharge capacity of 114.3 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C, long-cycle stability with a capacity retention of 74.3 % after 500 cycles at 5 C, and excellent rate capability (70.2 mAh g-1 at 5 C) compared with Na2 FePO4 F/C. This novel nanocomposite hollow microsphere structure is suitable for improving the property of other cathode materials for high-power batteries.
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- Haiming Li
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Processing and Testing Technology of Glass & Functional Ceramics of Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Processing and Testing Technology of Glass & Functional Ceramics of Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Processing and Testing Technology of Glass & Functional Ceramics of Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Processing and Testing Technology of Glass & Functional Ceramics of Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Processing and Testing Technology of Glass & Functional Ceramics of Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, P. R. China
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